What's The Answer

July 13, 1986

Q. Who are the top 5 private employers in Brevard County.

A. The biggest single employer in Brevard is Harris Corp., which has about 12,000 workers. Next come Lockheed Space Operations with 5,000, Pam Am World Services Inc. with 2,500, EE&G Inc. with 2,100 and Collins Avionics (Rockwell International) with 1,050. Lockheed, Pan Am, EE&G and Collins Avionics all have contracts with NASA.

Brevard's high tech business represent a clean light industry that contrasts with the area's tourism and generally means very well-paying jobs. The county has one of the highest average pay rates in the state, resulting in the state's highest level of employment in the manufacturing industry. This makes for higher paying long-term employment.

-- Hank Taylor, executive director of the Cocoa Beach Area Committee of 100 and assistant to the executive director of the Brevard Economic Development Council.